Two people face homicide charges related to the death of a 3-year-old Mercer County boy. The Mercer County coroner concluded the death was due to cocaine toxicity.

Felicesha Alice Brook Hardman, 32, of Greenville, and Wade Vince Daniels, 35, of Youngstown, Ohio, reside in the home where the 3-year-old boy was found deceased with a white foamy substance around his mouth June 27. Two other juveniles, one infant and an adult, also live in the home, state police said.

Hardman and Daniels were each charged Monday, Aug. 10, with criminal homicide, one felony count each of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, child endangerment and possession with intent to deliver controlled substances, and one misdemeanor count each of reckless endangerment, controlled substance possession and drug paraphernalia possession. Hardman was additionally charged with felony criminal use of a communication facility.

Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati released the cause of death as cocaine toxicity on Monday. He listed the manner of death as homicide.

Police used phone records to determine Hardman and Daniels had left the residence during the day before the boy’s death to purchase cocaine, according to the report. When they returned to the home, police said Hardman fell asleep shortly after 10 p.m. and was not seen again until after the boy was discovered.

In the morning, Hardman was awakened by another juvenile in the home who said the boy was not breathing. She found him in a recliner in the living room and carried him outside as EMS arrived.

Police said Hardman was combative and assaulted EMS personnel.

In a July 14 interview, police discovered Hardman and Daniels had lost the 2 grams of cocaine they allegedly purchased the night before the boy’s death and were unable to find it. Daniels said everyone in the home had helped him look for it except for Hardman, who was asleep.

Multiple people in the home reported seeing the 3-year-old boy alive in the early morning before he was discovered deceased, police said.

Daniels told police he spoke with the boy around 4:30 a.m. that morning and “he was fine.” Another woman in the home told police she had seen the boy during the early morning playing with another juvenile on the second floor. She also said the boy was not sleeping in his usual place when she left the home around 7:30 a.m., and she was not aware of his death until later.

Preliminary hearings for Hardman and Daniels have not yet been scheduled.